NEW BRAUNFELS — The New Braunfels Fire Department will remember the 341 firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 attacks with a ceremony Thursday morning.

At 7:15 a.m., a company of firefighters will form a procession from Fire Station No. 1, 169 S. Hill Ave., to downtown’s Main Plaza. The flag will be lowered and raised to half-staff at 7:46 a.m., the local time when an American Airlines Boeing 767 was flown into the north tower of the World Trade Center.

A moment of silence will follow the flag-raising.

A total of 411 first responders and emergency workers died during the terrorist offensives of Sept. 11, 2001 including 60 officers from the New York City and Port Authority police departments; two New York City Fire Department paramedics; and eight emergency medical technicians.San Marcos and Wimberley are also hosting Patriot Day observances on Thursday morning.

One thought on “New Braunfels firefighters to honor Sept. 11 victims”

How about honoring the 9/11 firefighters for the way they persevered after they were cruelly lied to by the Bush people about the cancerous dust at the WTCs that has killed many more by Cancer since the attacks. Such was the Republican version of the EPA.

The best thing we can do for those who died at 9/11 is to not dwell endlessly on the attack. Otherwise, the ghost of Osama bin Laden will haunt us forever.